Monthly Archives: July 2015

Final Projects

The end of the semester is a little of a week away. I am in the mist of meeting with your supervisors and learning more about your progress. If you wish to submit your final project via an eportfolio please … Continue reading

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Dominique Ansel Moves From Cronuts To Dessert Tasting

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/dining/dominique-ansel-moves-from-cronuts-to-dessert-tastings.html I have always loved the Pastry Arts field because you can be creative and you can always experiment in order to find something new. This is the case of Dominique Ansel, owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery And inventor of … Continue reading

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TravelClick Expands Partnership with TripAdvisor

TravelClick is operated for hotels around the globe to grow their revenue, reduce costs and improve performance. They have local experts and have helped more than 38,000 hotel clients in over 160 countries drive their room reservations. They are able … Continue reading

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Mobile Trends for Hoteliers

This PwC report shares insights into the behaviors of mobile, specifically smartphone users. It was reported back at the end of 2014 that 75 percent of mobile users had a smartphone. The numbers are only expected to increase over the … Continue reading

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Website Scams

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/fake-hotel-booking-sites-stirring-turmoil-travelers-n395106 More and more people are traveling and booking hotels online has become a common thing for people. But beware, there are some people that have been in the hospitality business for over 20 years that have been scammed as … Continue reading

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Make it Work : The Zen of Event Planning

http://www.forbes.com/sites/shenegotiates/2011/10/27/make-it-work-the-zen-of-event-planning/2/ This is a valuable article about the truth of the event planning industry.  Being an event planner you have to know that nothing will go perfect and you will experience ups and downs of the business.   If you love being an … Continue reading

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SAMSON

Corruption in FIFA? Its Auditors Saw None. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/sports/soccer/as-fifa-scandal-grows-focus-turns-to-its-auditors.html?ref=topics&_r=0 This is one of the ironical headings I have read in recent past. Considering the massive corruption widely reported to be spanning more than a decade, this heading was irresistible. And true … Continue reading

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Aspiring women

http://web.a.ebscohost.com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/ehost/detail/detail?vid=27&sid=35756b13-6a72-4893-9a66-a3249ba8fecb%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4209&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=hjh&AN=100242307 The article goes over key points from a women’s only conference that was held for the employees of Corbin & King, which is based in London. As the amount of women in senior roles are steadily increasing it is important … Continue reading

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Summer Culinary Camps

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/travel/from-cooking-to-sailing-summer-camps-for-adults.html?_r=0 Summer culinary classes/crash course camps are in demand in NYC and many companies on jumping on the bandwagon. The website Coursehorse has 1000’s of classes and a percentage of that is to learn how to cook by individual chefs or a … Continue reading

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